1979 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments and the Nations Cup, a team event.
| .jpg.webp) McEnroe won the 1979 Grand Prix Circuit | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 January – 24 December | 
| Edition | 10th | 
| Tournaments | 91 | 
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Björn Borg (12) | 
| Most tournament finals |  Björn Borg (13) | 
| Prize money leader |  John McEnroe | 
| Points leader |  John McEnroe | 
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Björn Borg | 
| Comeback player of the year |  Arthur Ashe | 
| ← 1978  1980 →  | |
Schedule
    
The table below shows the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix schedule.
January
    
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September
    
October
    
November
    
December
    
January 1980
    
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters New York, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |  Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2 |  Vitas Gerulaitis |  Jimmy Connors  John McEnroe | Round Robin  Harold Solomon  Guillermo Vilas  Roscoe Tanner .svg.png.webp) José Higueras | 
|  Peter Fleming  John McEnroe 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |  Wojtek Fibak  Tom Okker | 
Points system
    
The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
| Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
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| Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) | 
| Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) | 
| Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) | 
| Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) | 
| Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) | 
| Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 
| Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 6 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | 
Grand Prix standings
    
1- John McEnroe (USA)
2. Björn Borg (Sue)
3. Jimmy Connors (USA)
4. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
5. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
6. Roscoe Tanner (USA)
7. José Higueras (Spain)
8. Harold Solomon (USA)
9. Eddie Dibbs (USA)
10. Víctor Pecci (Par)
ATP rankings
    
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*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 7th, 1980.
List of tournament winners
    
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
.svg.png.webp) John Alexander (1) Louisville John Alexander (1) Louisville
 Victor Amaya (1) Surbiton Victor Amaya (1) Surbiton
 Vijay Amritraj (1) Bombay Vijay Amritraj (1) Bombay
 Björn Borg (12) Richmond WCT, Boca Raton, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, French Open, Wimbledon, Båstad, Toronto, Palermo, Tokyo Indoor, WCT Challenge Cup Björn Borg (12) Richmond WCT, Boca Raton, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, French Open, Wimbledon, Båstad, Toronto, Palermo, Tokyo Indoor, WCT Challenge Cup
 José Luis Clerc (1) Johannesburg José Luis Clerc (1) Johannesburg
 Jimmy Connors (7) Birmingham, Philadelphia, Memphis, Tulsa, Indianapolis, Stowe, Hong Kong Jimmy Connors (7) Birmingham, Philadelphia, Memphis, Tulsa, Indianapolis, Stowe, Hong Kong
.svg.png.webp) Phil Dent (2) Brisbane, Sydney Outdoor Phil Dent (2) Brisbane, Sydney Outdoor
 Eddie Dibbs (1) Forest Hills WCT Eddie Dibbs (1) Forest Hills WCT
 Peter Feigl (1) Cairo Peter Feigl (1) Cairo
 Wojciech Fibak (2) Denver, Stuttgart Indoor Wojciech Fibak (2) Denver, Stuttgart Indoor
 Peter Fleming (2) Cincinnati, Los Angeles Peter Fleming (2) Cincinnati, Los Angeles
 Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Rome, Kitzbühel, Sydney Indoor Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Rome, Kitzbühel, Sydney Indoor
 Hans Gildemeister (2) Barcelona, Santiago Hans Gildemeister (2) Barcelona, Santiago
 Brian Gottfried (2) Columbus, Basel Brian Gottfried (2) Columbus, Basel
.svg.png.webp) José Higueras (3) Houston, Hamburg, Boston José Higueras (3) Houston, Hamburg, Boston
 Hans Kary (1) Lagos Hans Kary (1) Lagos
.svg.png.webp) Johan Kriek (1) Sarasota Johan Kriek (1) Sarasota
 Robert Lutz (1) Taiwan Robert Lutz (1) Taiwan
 Gene Mayer (1) Cologne Gene Mayer (1) Cologne
 John McEnroe (10) New Orleans, Milan, San Jose, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, South Orange, US Open, San Francisco, Stockholm, Wembley John McEnroe (10) New Orleans, Milan, San Jose, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, South Orange, US Open, San Francisco, Stockholm, Wembley
.svg.png.webp) Peter McNamara (1) Berlin Peter McNamara (1) Berlin
.svg.png.webp) Bernard Mitton (1) Costa Rica Bernard Mitton (1) Costa Rica
 Terry Moor (1) Tokyo Outdoor Terry Moor (1) Tokyo Outdoor
 Yannick Noah (3) Nancy, Madrid, Bordeaux Yannick Noah (3) Nancy, Madrid, Bordeaux
 Tom Okker (1) Tel Aviv Tom Okker (1) Tel Aviv
.svg.png.webp) Manuel Orantes (1) Munich Manuel Orantes (1) Munich
.svg.png.webp) Andrew Pattison (1) Johannesburg Andrew Pattison (1) Johannesburg
 Víctor Pecci (3) Nice, Quito, Bogotá Víctor Pecci (3) Nice, Quito, Bogotá
 Ulrich Pinner (1) Gstaad Ulrich Pinner (1) Gstaad
 Raúl Ramírez (1) Florence Raúl Ramírez (1) Florence
 Marty Riessen (1) Lafayette Marty Riessen (1) Lafayette
 Bill Scanlon (1) Maui Bill Scanlon (1) Maui
 Tomáš Šmíd (1) Stuttgart Outdoor Tomáš Šmíd (1) Stuttgart Outdoor
 Stan Smith (2) Cleveland, Vienna Stan Smith (2) Cleveland, Vienna
 Harold Solomon (3) Baltimore WCT, North Conway, Bercy Harold Solomon (3) Baltimore WCT, North Conway, Bercy
 Roscoe Tanner (2) Rancho Mirage, Washington Indoor Roscoe Tanner (2) Rancho Mirage, Washington Indoor
 Balázs Taróczy (2) Brussels, Hilversum Balázs Taróczy (2) Brussels, Hilversum
 Brian Teacher (1) Newport Brian Teacher (1) Newport
 Guillermo Vilas (4) Hobart, Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, Australian Open Guillermo Vilas (4) Hobart, Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, Australian Open
 Butch Walts (2) Dayton, Bologna Butch Walts (2) Dayton, Bologna
.svg.png.webp) Kim Warwick (1) Adelaide Kim Warwick (1) Adelaide
 Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland Tim Wilkison (1) Auckland
The following players won their first title in 1979:
 Hans Gildemeister Barcelona Hans Gildemeister Barcelona
 Hans Kary Lagos Hans Kary Lagos
.svg.png.webp) Johan Kriek Sarasota Johan Kriek Sarasota
.svg.png.webp) Peter McNamara Berlin Peter McNamara Berlin
See also
    
    
References
    
- John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- Grand Prix tennis circuit
- http://www.tenniscom.com/setlectura/grandprix.htm
External links
    
- ATP Archive 1979: Colgate Palmolive Grand Prix Tournaments.
- ATP – History Mens Professional Tours.
Further reading
    
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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